CLOSED - PROGRAM FULL
*Orientation information has been emailed to participants or can be found here
If you applied for the program and have not received an email, check your spam folders.
Turn in signed orientation confirmation at permit pick up dates listed in slide slow - not earlier.
Application Requirements and Registration Schedule
Application materials will be available electronically on July 19, 2024.
1. Applications will be accepted from 2023-2024 pilot bow hunt program year permit holders only starting July 29, 2024.
2. Registration opens for Kendall County residents only starting August 5, 2024.
3. In-county and out-of-county applications will be accepted from August 12, 2024.
4. Registration will be closed after August 16, 2024, or after 85 permits are sold (whichever comes first), and no applications will be accepted or considered thereafter.
The Kendall County Forest Preserve District Bow Hunt Program Guide has been edited to better explain the rules and propose of the program. Please read through the packet fully, however key policies are noted below.
All permit holders are required to the program orientation slide-show on the District website ( https://www.kendallcountyil.gov/departments/forest-preserve-district/news-list-forest-preserve ) under the “news” section, this will be posted once application period has closed. All permit holders must print and sign the acknowledgment the orientation has been reviewed. Failure to view the orientation or submit an acknowledgment form will result in removal of the program with no refund. The acknowledgment form is due when the permit holder receives stand tags, zone assignment and special use permit.
Program materials for all permit holders will be available for pick-up in the main office at 110 W. Madison Street September 4th – 6th and 9th - 12th between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. If materials need to be picked up at a later date, arrangements must be made by emailing awhite@kendallcountyil.gov by the end of the day September 12th, if materials are not picked up by the end of the day September 12th with no email, the permit holder will be considered withdrawn from the program with no refund.
*Program materials must be picked up by the individual permit holder, no exceptions will be made.
To be eligible for a District-issued hunting permit, every applicant must show proof of possession of all valid licenses and permits as required by Federal and Illinois State law. These will be checked. Proof of residency must also be presented in the form of a registered voting card, tax bill, or copy of recent utility bill, or driver’s license. All participants must sign a waiver of liability. All permit holders must have their valid hunting license and a minimum of 1 (one) archery deer tag by October 1st. Failure to do so will result in immediate removal from the program for the season. Guest pass holder are required to have a valid hunting license with a minimum of 1 (one) archery deer tag prior to the first day of their pass. This will be verified in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The creation of the program is to manage local deer populations and monitor for CWD. This is done by program permit holders actively participating in the program and hunting. Each permit holder is required to hunt a minimum of 15 hours per season. Those permit holder that do not log a minimum of 15 hours in the stand, will not be permitted to sign up for the following season. If permit holders are found to falsify log sheets, the permit holder will be permanently ban from the program.
*Please note that Subat Forest Preserve parking lot will be closed for construction all or part of the 2024-2025 season.
2024-2025 Program Packet
2024-2025 Zone Maps